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US 11,944,030 B2Granted
Implement for adjustably metering an agricultural field input according to different frame sections
AssigneeRaven Industries, Inc.
InventorsStanislaus Montgomery Shivak, Jared Ernest Kocer
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Abstract
Metering devices for an agricultural implement apply a field input, for example, pneumatically delivered granular product including seed or fertilizer or sprayed liquid product including fertilizer and the like, to an agricultural field. In the applying of the field input, the rate of application of the dispensers of one section of the implement can be collectively varied in relation to the rate of application of the dispensers of a different section of the implement frame.
Claims22
An agricultural product injection system comprising:
- an injection pump configured for fluid communication with an agricultural product supply of an agricultural product;
- a fluid delivery line in fluid communication with the injection pump;
- a plurality of metering interfaces configured to inject the agricultural product to a carrier fluid, each of the metering interfaces includes:
- a fluid connection in fluid communication with the fluid delivery line, the fluid connection configured for installation proximate to at least one product dispenser of a plurality of product dispensers, the fluid connection downstream from a carrier fluid supply;
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- metering device interposed between the fluid connection and the injection pump, the metering device configured to independently control injection of the agricultural product to the carrier fluid at the fluid connection;
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- wherein the injection pump and the fluid delivery line are isolated from the carrier fluid supply.
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An agricultural product fluid metering assembly comprising:
- a carrier fluid supply configured to contain a carrier fluid;
- at least one main line in fluid communication with the carrier fluid supply;
- a plurality of product dispensers in fluid communication with the carrier fluid supply with the at least one main line;
- first and second agricultural product supplies configured to contain first and second agricultural products, respectively;
- a first fluid delivery line in fluid communication with the first agricultural product supply;
- a second fluid delivery line in fluid communication with the second agricultural product supply;
- wherein the first and second agricultural product supplies and the first and second fluid delivery lines are isolated from the carrier fluid supply and the at least one main line;
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- a plurality of metering interfaces configured to inject the first or second agricultural products to the carrier fluid, the plurality of metering interfaces including at least first and second metering interfaces, wherein each of the metering interfaces includes:
- a fluid connection in fluid communication with at least one of the first or second fluid delivery lines, the fluid connection proximate to at least one product dispenser of the plurality of product dispensers, the fluid connection downstream from the carrier fluid. supply;
- a metering device proximate to the associated fluid connection, the metering device configured to independently control injection of at least one of the first or second agricultural products to the carrier fluid at the fluid connection;
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- wherein the first metering interfa.ce is configured to inject the first agricultural product to the carrier fluid proximate to the at least one product dispenser, and the second metering interface is configured to inject the second agricultural product to the carrier fluid having the first agricultural product proximate to the at least one product dispenser.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.